ICAP Ocean Tomo Announces Patents for a New and Safer Method of Treatment of Osteoporosis and Tumor Metastasis Using a Novel Zoledronic Acid Combination

CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoledronic acid (sold by Novartis as Zometa, Aclasta, and Reclast) is used to treat Osteoporosis, Tumor Metastasis, and Paget's Disease with sales of $2 billion a year.(1) It is associated with side effects such as post-dose syndrome and osteonecrosis of the jaw. A new patented method from Dr. Ketan Desai enables the administration of Zoledronic acid in combination with another drug that relieves the side effects.

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